The Dickinson press., 1887-11-26
CARE OF THE HAIR.
WHY WE ARE LIKELY TO BECOME
A NATION OF BALD HEADS.

w Univ '1N0S
An Erroneous View That Prevails-Ths
Had Practice of Continually Washing
the Head.NAture's Hair Oil.Advlce to
Young People
No careful observer fails to notice, as he
looks over assemblies Of men past 30 years of
nge, that u very large proportion is bald or
IN a state Of partial badness, which indicates
the speedy loss Of the hirsute appendagc. The
percentage of men of all ages who show
signs of badness has been put at 80 per
cent, and by some observers as high as 40
per cent. From careful observations i'll
churches, theatres, lecture rooms and politi-
cal assemblies We are satisfied that these esti-
mates are too high. and that % or "a per
cent. is u more exact estii,.v~.
sIhis exhibit Is alarming, IS it indicates
that the time is near when We shall be n ma.
ton of bnld heads, and that alopecia as :
disease will attlict the youth in our schools, as
through heredity physical deformities amt
illnesses are multiplied and extended to an
enormous extent.
SECURING H SCALP.
What is the cause of this early loss of hair.
1t is not due to the hats or caps we wear, not
to tho clipping of tho hair close, not to living
i'll hot rooms; it is not due to the forms of
foods we consume, but. in our view, it is
largely due to modern methods OF treat .nent
Of the hair and scalp. The erroneous view
prevails that the skin which holds the hair
f%ollicleS and the delicate secretory organs of
the scalp must De- kept as ~"clean," so to
speak, as the face or hands; consequently
young men patronize BARRIERS or hairdressers,
p,,3< ,D., ~ kr,s % a ,,ooI. xlo,, l... -l~A =.
called "a shampoo" operation performed: and
this consists Of n thorough securing Of tho
hair and scalp with dilute ammonia water
and soap. so that a heavy s%latier' is pro.
duced. aud the glandular sccretions, which
are the natural protection OF the hair. and
promotive of its growth, are saponi.ed and
removed. No act could DO more directly de-
structive of II healthy growth OF hair than
this, and no one is more common.
Tn practice OF frequently washing the
head i'll warm or cold water Mt nome with or
without the adjuncts Of soap, alcohol. mn
monia or perfumery is deleterious and pro-
motive of early loss of the hair. Men ia
active indoor business-rlerks, bankers, shop.
keepers i'll citieS-aTe continually washing tho
head. Many do this night and morning. un-
der the false notion that it is necessary to
cleanliness, and promotive of n vigorous
growth of hair, and when alarmed at its
rapid disappearance i'll early life they are Mt
a loss to understand the reason. Tn ses'lc-
ton of wax in the car passages is natures
method of protecting the delicate machinery
upon which hearing depends. 1t closes the
organ to the entrance of insects and dust;
and fortunately tho secretion is, TO q con-
siderable extent, placed beyond easy inter-
ference, and thus the sencc OF hearing is pro-
tected from injurious "washouts."
NATURES HAIR OIL
The waXy secretion which is poured out
from the glandulol organs which are found
i'll connection with the %follicles of the hair
is natures product, and is designed to pre-
serve and protect the wonderful and beautiful
head covering. If we persist in removing it
altogether Vt must march will, the bald putes
before the frosts Of age come along to change
its color. Woman do not shampoo Or wash
the hair us often us the other sex, and conse-
quently they are in a large degsee exempt
from badness in middle life. 1t is true, how
ever, that many women i'll cities make fire.
quent visits to the hairdressers, aud subject
their tresses to the securing process. If this
I becomes common, it will not be long before
badness will overtale the young mothers as
well rs the fathers, and the time will be
FASTENED when children even will have no
hair to destroy with ammonia or other caustic
cosmetics.
The advice we have TO offer to the young
men and mnidens is, let your hair alone; keep
at n safe distance from hairdressing rooms
and drug shops, where are sold oils, alkaline
substances, alcoholic mixtures, etc, for use
upon the hair. They are all pernicious, and
will do you harm. Tho head and hair may
be washed occasionally with soft, tepid water,
without soap of any kind. AS a rule, the
only appliances needed in tho care of the hair
are good combs and brushes; and they should
not be used harshly, SO as to wound the scalp.
Avoid all "elcctric' and wire made brushes.
No electricity can be stored in u hair brush;
if it could be, it Is not needed. The hair is a
beautiful gift Of nature, and it must not be
destroyed Popular Science News.